Brunswick dominated a matchup of the top two girls’ basketball teams in the Class A South Heal point standings, racing to a 39-12 halftime lead on the way to a 68-39 win Saturday over Mt. Ararat in Topsham.
Kelsie Carlton made 12 of 14 free throws and finished with 17 points for Brunswick (10-1). Alexis Morin scored 16 points and Dakota Shipley had 12.
Cali Pomerleau led Mt. Ararat (9-3) with 14 points.
DEERING 50, SOUTH PORTLAND 43: Maya Gayle scored seven of her 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Rams (3-9) rallied past the Red Riots (5-8) in Portland.
Nyabhana Lia added 15 points for Deering, which outscored South Portland 17-7 in the final eight minutes.
Emma Travis paced the Red Riots with 21 points.
SANFORD 52, KENNEBUNK 40: Riley Hebler made 11 of 16 free throws in the fourth quarter and finished with 20 points as the Spartans (8-4) pulled away from the Rams (2-10) in Kennebunk.
Julissa McBarron chipped in with 10 points.
Kennebunk was paced by Cenzie Cunningham with 13 points and Kendall Therrien with 12.
BONNY EAGLE 45, BIDDEFORD 23: Maddie Violette made five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, leading the Scots (7-6) to a win over the Tigers (0-11) in Standish.
Ember Hastings added 10 points and Kaitlyn Bartash had eight.
Biddeford was paced by Laura Perrault with nine points and Hannah Smith with seven.
LINCOLN ACADEMY 37, LEAVITT 36: Mariam DeLisle scored 17 points, including six in the fourth quarter as the Eagles (4-8) edged the Hornets (6-5) in Newcastle.
Leavitt’s Gabby Smith was the only other player in double figures, finishing with 16 points.
SACOPEE VALLEY 56, ST. DOMINIC 30: Brooke Landry poured in 29 points for the Hawks (7-7), who grabbed a 14-3 first-quarter lead and steadily pulled away from the Saints (2-9) in Auburn.
Emma Boulanger added 15 points.
Ava Apodaca scored nine points for St. Dom’s.
YORK 40, CAPE ELIZABETH 22: Ava Brent scored 16 points as the Wildcats (3-9) handled the Capers (3-9) in York.
Emma Phillips Vila led the Capers with eight points.
SEACOAST CHRISTIAN 43, FOREST HILLS 31: Ellie Leech recorded 20 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and six steals as the Guardians (5-7) defeated the Tigers (7-4) in Jackman.
Breckyn Winship added 14 points, 14 rebounds and six steals.
Allie Dunning led Forest Hills with 10 points.
HOCKEY
MT. ARARAT 3, ST. DOMINIC 1: Remy LeBel scored two goals to lead Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse/Lincoln/Oceanside/Boothbay (8-5) to a victory over St. Dominic/Winthrop/Monmouth (8-5) at Watson Arena in Brunswick.
Sophie Cote also scored for the Eagles.
The lone St. Dom’s goal came from Emily Andrews.
CHEVERUS 5, YORK 1: Cheverus/Old Orchard Beach/Kennebunk/Windham (13-1) broke out to a 3-0 first-period lead and got goals from five players in a win over York/Traip/Marshwood/Noble (6-6) at Troubh Ice Arena.
Lucy Johnson, Elle Cooney and Charlotte Miller each had a goal and an assist. Marina Friedman and Zoey Radford also scored for the Stags.
Elizabeth Buckley scored for York in the third period.
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